Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.2% | 73.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 25.8% | 74.2% | +5.8 | ✗ (13.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.1% | 57.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Utah Jazz -8 (89-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 40 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 10-13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 9 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 34 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 26 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Dennis Rodman * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 25 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 22 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Robert Horry | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 39 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 14-19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 21 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 38 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| John Stockton * | 34 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 33 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 33 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 13 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Thurl Bailey * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Todd Fuller | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter